SCRAMBLE RULES

Both players tee off, pick the best shot of the two and then both players will hit their second shot from there. Same with the third shot, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth….

From everywhere other than the green, mark the chosen ball was with a tee. Then both players may clean their ball and place it within one club length (no closer to the hole) of that tee to play their next shot.

If your ball is not on the green, you may not place it there, even if the green is within a club length.

Similarly, if you’re in a bunker, you have to play from the bunker.

TEES

The main field is playing whites. If you are a senior and your MGA handicap is based on those tees, you can play reds. If you are a lady and your MGA handicap is based on ladies tees, you may play from the middle of the next tee box up from the red tees. They’re too lazy to put out the green markers I guess.

PUTTING RULES

On the green, place your ball within a clubhead on either side of the ballmark.

DO NOT tap in until both players have take their birde (or par, or bogey) attempt. If the first player taps in before their teammate takes their shot, the hole is over and you just tapped in for your final score on that hole.

Players are permitted to discuss the putt and watch each other’s putts from behind. They may not watch the other team’s putts from behind.

SCORING RULES

We humbly request that you write the actual number of strokes you took on the hole (none of this 0, +1, -1 mumbo jumbo). Then do the math and write an exceptionally neat total score for the front nine and back nine.

Each group will have two teams. Each team must keep the other team’s score to keep everyone diligent and honest.

DESERT AND BRUSH AREAS

Desert and brush areas can be played as lateral hazards (whether you find your ball or not). This means you can drop within two club lengths of where the ball went in the waste area, take one penalty stroke and hit your next shot. Obviously, if you find your ball, you can also play out of these areas with no penalty.

PENALTY STROKES

You’re probably thinking your penalty strokes are wildly high. But remember it’s a scramble and the math was all done using a USGA formula for 2-man scrambles. We use your MGA handicap to find your course handicap. Then we multiply the better player’s course handicap by .35 and the other player’s by .15. Add those numbers together to get your scramble handicap. Then we MGA it, by subtracting that scramble handicap from 18 to figure out your penalty strokes.

We’re happy to show you the database if you think we got it wrong, but we didn’t, and the same formula was used for everyone.

Have fun!